What you wrote is actually kinda correct and I quote: "I would say it is actually quite similar to Southern Spain in many ways.

I am actually kind of astonished by this.

There is no one with experience in actual real estate high up in the company, which is the problem with most tech companies masquerading as real estate companies (including brokerages).Let me know if you want to know even more. :)

Even on referrals a lot of contractors are hesitant to run around for investors new to an area until they trust that they will actually get work out of it.  

I guess the different strategies FOR ME would be.A- Find a lender that would actually do the refi and pay the tax.B- Sell a property and use those funds to lend as they would go back to the IRA. 

We actually had 13 insurance claims from that one storm. 

I actually had a fire MYSELF, yes personally. 

Since you missed the 2 out of 5 rule, capital gains taxes might take a chunk of your profits, so consulting a CPA would be smart to understand how much you’d actually keep.

You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!

That property looks fantastic actually, I think sorting out the budget would be our biggest challenge.